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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Nardo and Manny build out of bricks in Grandma Rosa's yard?
(a) A fireplace.
(b) A bench.
(c) A pizza oven.
(d) A barbecue pit.

2. What was Grandma Rosa wearing when she came into the yard to talk to Manny and Nardo?
(a) A skirt and blouse.
(b) A bathrobe.
(c) A Japanese kimono.
(d) A kaftan.

3. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Magda.
(d) Pedi.

4. Which two musicians were Magda's favorites?
(a) Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.
(b) Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
(c) Smokey Robinson and Frankie Vallee.
(d) Elvis Presley and Smokey Robinson.

5. While Manny and his mother were watching Manny's father trying to start the car, what was Manny's little sister Pedi doing?
(a) Erasing sparrow tracks from the dusty porch.
(b) Asking her father to take her with him to the pool hall.
(c) Studying a caterpillar in her hands.
(d) Playing Jacks on the porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink did Nardo go inside Grandma Rosa's to get when he and Manny were almost done with the yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?

2. Why did Grandma Rosa stare at the stool Nardo brought for her to sit on before she sat down on it?

3. Though Manny's mother wanted him to attend a better high school, his father disagreed. What did he want Manny to do instead?

4. What did Manny say was the true reason Rebecca had gone to Sophie's to get her hair done?

5. What was one reason Manny's dad did NOT cite when listing why he would not agree to apply for welfare?

(see the answer key)

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